Category 4 Beryl continues westward trek over southeastern Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm, churns through the Atlantic Ocean with wind speeds reaching 130 mph. Photo courtesy NOAA July 1 (UPI) -- Hurricane…
Hurricane Beryl strengthens to Category 4, bears down on Barbados
Beryl's projected path. Map courtesy National Hurricane Center June 29 (UPI) -- The Atlantic's first hurricane of the season developed into a Category 4 storm…
We spy more Emmy milestones for Donald Glover
Donald Glover, co-creator and star of Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” could substantially bolster his current career tally of 11 Emmy nominations.4 Glover could…
Emmys 2024: Comedy series predictions start with ‘The Bear’
“Abbott Elementary” threw one hell of a party to wrap up its strike-shortened third season, with Janine (Quinta Brunson) inviting her colleagues over for a…
‘Transformative’: US Census to add Middle Eastern, North African category | Race Issues News
Advocates for Arab Americans routinely use one word to describe how diverse communities from the Middle East and North Africa have for decades been categorised…
The Oscars are here (finally). Who’ll win?
Ghosting is bad form, agreed. So, a heads-up, dear friends, that this newsletter will be going on hiatus for a couple of months after this…
The Academy Awards should honor stunts with their own category
It’s especially noteworthy that there’s still no Oscar category for stunt coordinator because at the first Academy Awards, the movie that earned best picture did…
All 15 Oscar-nominated shorts reviewed: What should win?
Short films require the same tools and sensibilities as features, and when they’re wonderful, they can be just as exemplary of cinema’s promise. Thankfully, the…
As hurricanes grow stronger, new Category 6 rating needed, study says
A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew conducts overflights along the coast of western Florida following Hurricane Ian making landfall in early…
2024 Grammys were stuck between Taylor Swift and a hard place
Maybe the real psyop was letting us think she might not win. Accepting the pop vocal album prize for “Midnights” at Sunday’s 66th Grammy Awards,…
Review: The 2024 Grammys proved that Jay-Z spoke the truth
The 66th Grammy Awards appeared to go exactly as planned Sunday, despite arriving during the biggest storm of the year. And that was exactly the…
How do you mend a broken heart?
My talented colleague Todd Martens spent much of the past year living — and reporting — this story on the science of heartbreak, how it…